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16 Jun 2015

Creating and Seizing the Moment: School Discipline and School Safety Reform in New York City

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

... communities, New York City is re-examining its approach to school safety and discipline. This session will explore the ... public will for reform? Now that the Mayor has formed a School Climate ...

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Panel

Roundtable Discussion

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Location

New York City

Salesforce Announces Work.com For Schools and $20 Million to Help Schools Reopen Safely and Support Student Learning Anywhere

Release Date:

08/11/2020

... is also granting $20 million to support five major public school districts across the U.S.—empowering them to provide ... safe and connected learning from anywhere. As the new school year begins amid the...

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Disaster Relief

Education

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Salesforce

18 Global Cities Selected to Participate in the World Cities Culture Forum’s Leadership Exchange Program Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies & Google Arts and Culture

Release Date:

10/29/2020

... to Participate in the World Cities Culture Forum’s Leadership Exchange Program Supported by Bloomberg ... part in the latest round of World Cities Culture Forum’s Leadership Exchange Program. Supported by...

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Member News

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Arts

Community Development

Public Policy

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Funded by Surdna, Student Investigates Social Criticism in Stand-up Comedy

Release Date:

07/26/2016

An English and environmental studies major, Andrew Cawley has been doing independent research looking at identity and social criticism in stand-up comedy.

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Member News

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Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant

Release Date:

08/30/2017

In the hours after European antitrust regulators levied a record $2.7 billion fine against Google in late June, an influential Washington think tank learned what can happen when a tech giant that shapes public policy debates with its enormous wealth...

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Sector News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Century Foundation Report Criticizes Student Loan Guaranty Agencies

Release Date:

09/29/2016

A new report from the Century Foundation criticizes student loan guaranty agencies, arguing that they largely have abandoned their public missions.

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Member News

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act; Commonwealth Fund Quoted

Release Date:

12/03/2015

Eric Schneider, senior vice president for policy and research at the Commonwealth Fund, notes that state regulators typically have been more active in intervening against proposed mergers of providers such as hospitals in their states.

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Member News

Funding Area

Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

David Geffen Criticizes ‘Shameful’ Lack of Support for Concert Hall

Release Date:

10/05/2017

The media mogul David Geffen, one of the cultural world’s leading philanthropists, attacked wealthy New Yorkers on Wednesday for what he called a “shameful” record of failing to donate to the city’s concert halls and allowing these institutions to...

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10 Jun 2021

Supporting Critical Election Infrastructure for the Long Term - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, June 10, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... first served basis.** Election infrastructure serves a critical role that underpins healthy operations of our ... materials. Explore How election infrastructure serves a critical role that underpins healthy...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

Audience

All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Critics of State’s Campaign Finance Laws Seek Philanthropists’ Help

Release Date:

01/24/2013

Representatives from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Open Society Foundations attended a meeting organized by the Piper Fund to enlist support for changing New York’s campaign finance laws.